Toronto from the skies

Toronto from the skies

"Adrenaline Pumping Aerial Photography..." If you don't have a head for heights look away now! Photographer Tom Ryaboi, aka Roof Topper, brings us a series of aerial shots that only those with a strong stomach for heights could achieve... often finding himself dangling from skyscrapers in a bid to get them. (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

This style of photography is called 'Rooftopping' (for obvious reasons) and is all the rage in Toronto, Tom explains. (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not attempting to take credit for something that has been done for centuries (maybe even millennia, as long as there have been roofs I guess) but what is happening here is special," says Tom. (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

"There is a group of very dedicated individuals who will not rest until they are able to stand on every roof in the city and call it theirs, even if it's just for a minute or two," explains Tom. (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

Describing his passion for 'Rooftopping' Tom says: "To this day my father often likes to tell the story of when he came home for work one day (my mother was already at home busy with her daily house work) and I was sitting on top of the fridge, looking down on both of them. I was almost two years old then and they are still trying to figure out how I got up there." (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

"Here I am, 25 years later, still trying to sit on top of the tallest things I see," says Tom. "When you climb to the top of a skyscraper and open its hatch for the first time, a pure rush of adrenaline hits you as you overlook the city from above." (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

"It is quite addictive, standing on top of the world, but there is something more," says Tom. (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

"I hate to be coy, but there is really only one way to find out what that is... I urge you to get on a roof and discover it for yourself!" Tom urges. (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

Seen here is a stunning glimpse of Toronto, with the CN Tower in the background, at twilight from a downtown rooftop. (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

Nighttime in Toronto isn't as dark as you'd think based on this 'Rooftopping' photo of the city after nightfall. (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)

A shot looking down at the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal on the north side of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. (TOM RYABOI/WENN.com)